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Protammodytes brachistos Ida, Sirimontaporn & Monkolprasit, 1994 |
| Family: | Ammodytidae (Sand lances) | |||
| Max. size: | 8.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 200 - 300 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: off Taiwan. Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 36-37; Anal soft rays: 16-16; Vertebrae: 53-54. Pelvic fin more than 7% of SL; depth about 1/7 of SL. Procurrent caudal ray 15/16 (Ref. 39393). | |||
| Biology: | Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Collected among the stomach content of Etulis species angled off the east coast of Taiwan at about 200 m depth (Ref. 39393). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||